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line EDGElaInn [C]a long thin and sometimes imaginary mark that forms the edge, border or limit of something界线，边线That ball was definitely in! It was nowhere near the line!那个球肯定进了！它肯定不是靠近球门线！Double white lines in the middle of a road mean you're not allowed to overtake.马路中间两条白线表示禁止超车。(Am) He threw the ball on a line (= straight and without it going high in the air) to the catcher.他直接把球投给了接球手。Only half the horses on the starting line reached the finishing line.从起跑线出发的赛马中只有一半到达了终点。The police couldn't arrest him because he'd fled across the state line.警察无法逮捕他，因为他已经越过了州界。For many television viewers the dividing line between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly blurred.对许多电视观众来说，事实与虚构之间的区别越来越模糊。Firefighters put their lives on the line (= risk their lives) every working day.消防队员在每个工作日都面临着生命危险。Would you really lay your job on the line (= risk your job) for something so unimportant?你真的会为如此微不足道的事情而冒被辞职的风险?The company's reputation is on the line (= at risk) and we desperately need this product to be a success.公司的声誉正面临危险, 我们迫切需要这种产品的成功。Almost 3 000 jobs have been lost recently, and a further 3 000 of the remaining 29 000 are on the line (= at risk of being lost).最近已有三千个工作岗位被削减, 而且在剩下的两万九千个岗位中还有三千个有被削减的可能。
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